New guy with paddling question

[Shortleader]

I'm new to this site and fly fishing. So new that I have not been fly fishing yet. I really enjoy this forum. I have two questions:

1. Has any one built and user a B & B Yatch Designs "Birder" for fly fishing? Here is the wed site address:

http://www.bandbyachtdesigns.com/bird.htm

If I ask how do you think it would work I will have three questions so I won't ask...

2. I don't see any talk on this forum about inflatable Pontoon boats. Least I haven't yet, is that taboo on this forum?

Thanks.

[teasels]

I built a canoe/pirque(pee'row) for free plans and fished it alot if you want the plans I will email them to you.It takes 2 sheets of 1/4 plywood and a jig saw to make.It is called stitch and glue constuction and it floated me real well and me and the wife fairly well though somewhat over weighted.
This site has lots of free plans and tutorials.

http://www.bigdamfish.net/freeplans.html


Dennis

[DaleW]

A friend of mine who I often fish with ecently bought a Grumman Sportboat (aluminum), but came on to the idea by looking at self building boat plans. Here he came accross some plans offered by a Georgia boat builder (who has since passed on) -

http://www.robbwhite.com/sportboat.html


Dale

[Southside Sarge]

Hey shortleader,
This area of the forum is open to all paddlecraft folk, reguardless of the type of craft. Inflatable pontoons are as welcome as inflatable kayaks. We can all learn from each other. FAOL is a very open forum, unlike some others I have been to that get taken over by one type of craft or another. These other sites usually sit around typing about which is better sit-inside or sit on top kayaks and don't get much talking done about fishing. So when you are here feel free to talk about the use and rigging of your pontoon craft.
Sarge.

[flymaker2]

Yes Inflatable pontoons , tubes and any boats besides sit-on-top kayaks are taboo on this forum. Really

[Shortleader]

Yes Inflatable pontoons , tubes and any boats besides sit-on-top kayaks are taboo on this forum. Really

Okay, I give.

[flymaker2]

Yes Inflatable pontoons , tubes and any boats besides sit-on-top kayaks are taboo on this forum. Really

Okay, I give.

Of course I was kidding you. Jim Hatch has the final say on letting people that fish from shark doughnuts post here

[Jim Hatch]

Hey Shortleader,

Obviously Flytyer is just yanking your chain. Hope it isn't attached
to your air valve.*G* Any paddleboat, toon, tube, yak, canoe, or
whatever they call the Louisiana versions of the same are of interest
to us. Anything that gets us in range of our quary in our various
fisheries is what it's all about.

In these parts those things aren't shark feeding rings, they are gator
baiters.*G* Warm regards, Jim

[Shortleader]

I knew flytyer was having fun. No problem.

I went ahead and ordered the plans for the Birder to add to my collection of plans for boats I am going to build someday. I also have the freebee plans. I've had then dor some time.

Thanks for the responses.

[rtzden]

Here is another web site for free plans to build an 18' Canoe, but it also has plans for purchase. Apparently, the purchase plans have some great ideas.

http://jemwatercraft.com/proddetail.php?prod=DKTour